AG v Brooks [2004] JRC 118 (06 July 2004)

AG v Brooks [2004] JRC 118 (06 July 2004)

The court adopted the seven-year starting point for possession with intent to supply ecstasy, found no exceptional circumstances to go below that, but gave significant weight to the guilty plea and imposed a total sentence of four and a half years, with sentences to run concurrently.

Citation
[2004] JRC 118
Parties
Defendant: Mr Brooks; Prosecution: The Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
06 July 2004
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Drug Offences, Sentencing, Mitigation, Guilty Plea
Criminal Law Drug Offences Sentencing Mitigation Guilty Plea

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Parties

Mr Brooks

Defendant

The Crown

Prosecution

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for possession of ecstasy with intent to supply
  2. 2 Effect of guilty plea on sentence

Ratio Decidendi

The court adopted the seven-year starting point for possession with intent to supply ecstasy, found no exceptional circumstances to go below that, but gave significant weight to the guilty plea and imposed a total sentence of four and a half years, with sentences to run concurrently.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • Four and a half years' imprisonment on Count 1
  • Two weeks' imprisonment on Count 3, to run concurrently